Car Strikes 2 On Bike

DIGEST

July 21, 1992|Staff reports

MARGATE -- A woman riding double with her son on a bicycle was critically injured and her son hurt on Monday when a car struck them as they rode across West Atlantic Boulevard at Lakewood Circle, Police Lt. Jerry Pettigrassi said.

Jill Brown, 31, of Margate was flown to Broward General Medical Center with massive facial and head injuries and multiple broken bones after being struck by a car driven by Denise Taylor, 23, of Tamarac, shortly before 4 p.m., paramedics and police said. Brown, whose condition was reported as critical, underwent surgery at 8 p.m., Pettigrassi said.

Taylor, who complained of neck injuries, also was flown to Broward General Medical Center, where she was treated for injuries. Brown`s son, Shane, 4, was treated at Plantation General Hospital and released, a hospital spokesman said.

The accident remains under investigation, Pettigrassi said. No charges have been filed.